Johnson insisted Evra then made 'a big deal' of Luis Suarez's infamous handshake snub, insisting the whole episode being something 'he was probably up all night thinking about'. But McGrath labelled that attack another mistake.

"Liverpool got hammered in round one and, if Glen is starting round two, I think it's a mistake," he told the Daily Mail. "With Liverpool just winning a trophy, I'd imagine Kenny Dalglish would prefer to put all this to bed."